Sustainability News

  1. ROSS VMC-300 Multi Shaft Mixer Ideal For High-Performance Processing 7/30/2025

    Engineered for applications requiring advanced mixing capabilities, the ROSS VMC-300 combines three independently driven agitation systems in one unit. This multi-shaft mixer integrates anchor, high-speed disperser, and axial flow turbine technologies to effectively manage complex and viscous formulations in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, coatings, adhesives, composites, and other specialty chemical industries.

  2. Scientists Propose AI-Driven Biotech Model For Future Crop Breeding 7/24/2025

    In a major step toward securing global food supplies and advancing sustainable agriculture, a team of scientists has proposed an integrated framework that combines biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize crop breeding.

  3. Fungus-Fortified Bread-Wheat Crops Offer Improved Nutrition 7/24/2025

    University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that applying a beneficial fungus to soil leads to some varieties of wheat accumulating more bioavailable zinc and iron in the grain.

  4. Radical Approach To Improve Plant Immunity Secures Funding For Programmable Plants Initiative  7/23/2025

    John Innes Centre researchers have secured funding for an ambitious research programme that will seek to borrow immunity principles from all forms of life to protect major crops from disease.

  5. Vestaron Expands European Access For SPEAR® LEP With New Authorizations On Tomatoes In Greece And Olives In Italy 7/22/2025

    Vestaron Crop Protection, a leader in peptide-based bioinsecticides, has secured a fourth Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in Greece for SPEAR LEP, approved for use against Tuta absoluta (tomato leafminer) in tomatoes through November 19.

  6. The Holobiont Revolution: How Wheat Is Becoming More Climate-Resilient Through Nature-Based Plant Breeding And Machine Learning 7/22/2025

    Nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture contribute significantly to global warming. A new breeding concept, specifically for wheat, could help reduce nitrogen fertilization.

  7. Termination Of Tomato Trade Agreement Disrupts U.S. Supply Chain, Raises Supply Availability And Food Security Concerns 7/21/2025

    NatureSweet, the leading branded tomato company in North America, is sounding the alarm on the U.S. government’s decision to terminate the longstanding Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA)—a move that threatens to upend the fresh tomato supply chain, severely reduce availability, and put food safety at risk for American consumers.

  8. Robot Hand Could Harvest Blackberries Better Than Humans 7/21/2025

    Fresh, frozen and processed berries are a multi-billion-dollar business in America. In Arkansas alone, fresh-market blackberries contribute $24.3M each year to the state’s economy.

  9. Synthetic Microbial Communities Greatly Promote Compost Material Transformation And Crop Growth 7/18/2025

    A research team led by Prof. LI Dejun from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant strides in using synthetic microbial communities (SynCom) to enhance lignocellulose degradation, improve compost transformation, and promote crop growth.

  10. Electric Weed Control Proves Shockingly Effective 7/17/2025

    A recently published article in the journal Weed Science shows electric control technologies can eradicate weeds just as effectively as herbicides or mechanical methods, with minimal risks to the crop, soil or the environmental, despite displaying a potentially higher fire hazard risk if dry crop residues are present.